Haye: Klitschko fights will happen

David Haye
12 April 2012

David Haye has promised the boxing public he will fight the Klitschko brothers in unification blockbusters before retiring next year following Saturday night's farcical blow-out of Audley Harrison.

The contest with Harrison happened simply because defining fights with WBC champion Vitali Klitschko and IBF/WBO holder Wladimir have still failed to come to fruition. But Haye believes all parties want the fights to happen and with him planning to retire in 2011, is certain they will finally take place next year.

"We'll sit down and try to make it happen. We were talking to them before the fight, but things didn't go the way we wanted them to go," said Haye after a ludicrously easy night's work in Manchester. "Fingers crossed, they will realise after this fight, once they see the (box office) numbers they will realise I am the main man, there's no-one else for them to fight."

He added: "I won't have to bow to their demands. I don't need to. They've never been in that situation. Other than Lennox Lewis (against Vitali), they have never been in the ring with anyone who generates more than they do."

Asked about Wladimir - generally perceived to be the fight likeliest to happen first - Haye said: ""It has to happen in 2011. I retire in 2011, so the fight has to happen. I know I can beat him, while he, I'm sure, believes he can beat me.

"He's going to fight (Briton) Dereck Chisora on December 11, he'll have an easy night there, but he can't beat me, he's not quick enough to beat me.

"We're going to make it happen next year. Once I've knocked him out, everything said before will be academic and I'll be undisputed champion.

"Remember, I said I was going to be undisputed cruiserweight champion and everyone said 'no you're not' and I did it. So have a little bit of faith.

"I said I was going to whoop them and I will do that. Next year it has to happen. There are no other fights in the heavyweight division that people could even be remotely excited about other than me and them."

"I'm retiring next year, so they have got to pull their socks up. They have got a deadline and a deadline is a deadline. I retire before I'm 31 and no way am I going to wait around. It puts an extra bit of pressure on them."

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